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10 things that made my week #73

Art, blog, design
  1. (CHICAGO) The iconic water tower in Andersonville is back on top of the Swedish American Museum this week!
  2. And God Created Millennial Earth.
  3. What I Wish I Knew At Every Age – Advice from some of my favorite designers.
  4. The Story Behind The World’s Most Famous Desktop Background. Interesting even though i’m a mac guy 😉
  5. I don’t know what this is, but it’s fabulous! Milky Shot.
  6. ‘Cuttemporary Art‘ by Sakir Gökçebag
  7. Interesting video about the color Purple!
  8. Stiletto-Skates. Brilliantly Terrifying.
  9. Gloopy Ice Cream Paint Brushes! ♥
  10. Here’s a little color inspo for the weekend: Unicorn Dreams by Ruslan Khasanov.

 

Omg, you guys… Kesha’s album dropped. It’s really good! Promise! Give her another shot! Dolly Parton even did a song with her! DOLLY! Check it out!

10 things that made my week #72

Art, blog, design
  1. People looking at Alexander Calder’s Mobiles.
  2. These concrete modular sculptures by David Umemoto.
  3. This Honest Cover Letter is so perfect! 🙂
  4. Some local high school kids created a pretty dope 3-D Chicago flag mural!
  5. This new music video for ‘Boys‘ by Charli XCX!
  6. I love these Surreal Collages by Eugenia Loli! ♥
  7. This animated short ‘In a Heartbeat‘! ♥♥♥
  8. This Vertical Garden is the largest in the world and covers an entire building in Bogota!
  9. The Pessimist’s Umbrella. #wompwomp
  10. Cindy Sherman has made her private Instagram public!

10 things that made my week #70

Art, blog, design
  1. These DIY Rainbow Balloon Hats would have been perfect for Pride! ♥
  2. The Artifox standing desk.
  3. These fun little cups by Louise Madzia!
  4. Every child needs this Jetpack Backpack!
  5. This French Press tho! ♥
  6. Ban   ana split.
  7. This is a great interview with graphic design legend Massimo Vignelli!
  8. HAIM has a new album out and this video for ‘Want you back‘ is great!
  9. How the Eames Plywood Lounge Chair is made.
  10. Photographer Niv Rozenburg created some beautiful images of architecture in Bushwick, Brooklyn. ♥

 

Also, Carly Rae Jepsen, A.K.A. The Queen of Pop, played a secret concert in Chicago on Tuesday, I waited in line for 3 hours and got to dance my heart away! WORTH IT! She played ‘Cut to the Feeling‘ for the first time live, too! ♥

10 things that made my week #68

Art, blog, design
  1. This man did Whitney Houston and absolutely killed it! ♥ (The Twitter replies are so good)
  2. Wonjun Jeong Captures Conversations In The Sky. Gorgeous photography! ♥
  3. Our Mothers as We Never Saw Them. ♥ (Via NYT)
  4. The Kaku Dako Kite Kit! Kickstarter out of Detroit! ♥
  5. The Chromatic Typewriter Types in Color! Rainbow keys ♥
  6. This Buzzfeed list of 28 songs that shouldn’t have flopped…But straight people exist… 😉 ♥ I also created a Spotify Playlist from this list here!
  7. How The iPhone Changed Visual Communication. ♥
  8. These Photos of Japanese Playground Equipment at Night. ♥
  9. This visual essay by the illustrious Debbie Millman! ♥
  10. The story behind a photograph of Georgie O’Keeffe looking through a piece of cheese. ♥

10 things that made my week #55

Art, design
  1. These ceramic smashed can sculptures by Lei Xue.
  2. This simple lamp that requires no hardware!
  3. Someone took a 360° video of dominos falling!
  4. Burly Men At Sea.
  5. These miniature buildings by Joshua Smith are incredible!
  6. These creative paper cutouts!
  7. I love this sketchbook idea – ‘Take a line for a walk‘.
  8. Leah Ball gave a talk to the Creative Mornings Chicago chapter, check out her project Feminist As Fuck!
  9. Take a look inside a Danish textile factory!
  10. This little girl hugging a water heater robot. ♥

10 things that made my week #48

Art, blog, design
  1. Take a look inside a famous masterpiece with Art Plunge!
  2. How To Begin Again by the thoughtful Adam J Kurtz!
  3. This list of 26 things you can control.
  4. The Met makes 375,000 images free and unrestricted!
  5. This single cup pour-over coffee maker, Tower!
  6. I like this Toilet Paper solution!
  7. This Infamous Amsterdam Prison Is Now A Creative Hub For Refugees!
  8. This Monumental Coral Installation by Marc Fornes
  9. This Instagram account.
  10. It’s Going To Be Okay.

10 things that made my week #31

Art, blog, design
  1. This Compliment Pencil Set made me smile.
  2. Andrew W.K. wrote an article on Pressure.
  3. Amazing people in Turkey erected a bronze statue of a beloved street cat.
  4. This brewery in Cincinnati was very impressive!
  5. This Interactive Dartboard Installation looks like a great way to interact with some art!
  6. This Artist travels the country painting pictures of Sears stores.
  7. How Ed Benguiat’s vintage font became the most hyped of the year – Think Stranger Things!
  8. Instagram got a new office. Jealous.
  9. Speaking of Instagram, follow me this weekend at Art Prize – the radically open international Art Competition in Grand Rapids, MI!
  10. These cats playing ping pong!

10 things that made my week #29

Art, blog, design
  1. This ‘Tell Me Your Anxieties‘ Tumblr page, by Jag Nagra.
  2. For the Potter fans – Find your Patronus.
  3. This comic on ‘How To Be Perfectly Unhappy‘ made me smile.
  4. This deck of Know Yourself cards look interesting!
  5. Just some Desk Porn from Artifox to get you through the week.
  6. I’m not in the market for Tea Towels, but this one is nice!
  7. Who’s up for a Hamdog?!
  8. These colorful crosswalks in Madrid are fun!
  9. This group bought up ad -space in the London Tube and temporarily replaced the ads with Cat Photos!
  10. This abandoned casino in Romania got Glitter-Bombed, its beautiful!

10 things that made my week #26

Art, blog, design
  1. This time lapse video of Yellowstone at night is stunning.
  2. This simple Smiley Face mug.
  3. Kermit the Frog and The Electric Mayhem performing Talking Heads’ “Once in a lifetime”!
  4. Oh.My.God. This ‘McMansion Hell‘ website is the best thing EVER!
  5. These photographs by Julius Shulman, capturing California’s Modernist Architecture.
  6. This Colourscape Installation in England has been around for 26 years!
  7. Should I ever buy a candelabra, it will be this Combdelabra!
  8. These 50 reasons everyone should want more walkable streets!
  9. FRANK OCEAN
  10. I also can’t stop playing Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Emotion – Side B’!

10 things that made my week #25

Art, blog, design, Uncategorized
  1. This quote about creativity is exactly what I needed to hear this week.
  2. I made this Stranger Things inspired message for you! Also, this Font Generator!
  3. Someone finally figured out WHO Carmen Sandiego WAS!
  4. This footage of Vietnam from the skies is pretty incredible.
  5. There was a Cat Fashion Show in New York!
  6. This People-Pleaser’s Guide to Pleasing People.
  7. What to say about someone’s art when you have nothing nice to say.
  8. The Legendary Design Of Eero Aarnio.
  9. Gary Vaynerchuk’s 5-minute Plea to DO. (He has a potty mouth.)

  10. These Porcelain Vessels Pummeled in Unfortunate Accidents by Laurent Craste.